AUGUSTA — Police arrested a Bath man Tuesday morning after an attempted abduction of a 2-year-old girl at the Maine State Museum Capitol Police charged James Cavallaro, 58, with assault and violating his conditions of release. Cavallaro is being held at the Kennebec County Jail. Museum staff called the police just after 11 a.m. with […]
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LePage approves funds for domestic violence electronic monitoring program
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage approved funding Thursday for a pilot program that will use electronic monitors to track those convicted of domestic violence crimes. “The programs are part of a pilot project that will research the use of electronic devices on offenders as a way to increase compliance, reduce recidivism and maintain public safety,” […]
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Mainers rushing to enroll on the health exchange
AUGUSTA — With the first important health care exchange deadline looming, Maine residents are scrambling to sign up for coverage to ensure their benefits will kick in with the start of the new year. Those who assist Mainers with sign-ups say they’ve seen a spike in requests for over-the-phone help and in-person appointments over the […]
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Second fire burns an Augusta apartment building
AUGUSTA — A second apartment building has burned in Augusta, which was home to five people homeless, according to a report by CBS 13. The fire burned on State Street, but no one was injured, the report stated. The Augusta fire chief told CBS 13 that the fire was not suspicious, but the cause is unknown. […]
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Fire strikes Augusta apartment building Tuesday morning
AUGUSTA — Firefighters and police are at State Street fire Tuesday morning. The 20 State St. fire is about a half mile from last week’s fire on Northern Avenue. That fire left 27 people homeless. This story will be updated. Fire at 20 State street in Augusta. On the scene now. Lieutenant says all 5 […]
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Fair to help those displaced in Augusta fire
AUGUSTA (AP) — The more than two dozen people displaced by a fire in Augusta are getting help to find new housing. A Housing and Resource Fair is being held on Monday to help those in impacted by the Friday-morning fire that destroyed a four-story apartment building. Twenty-seven people were displaced. The event at the […]
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More than 2 dozen displaced by Augusta fire
AUGUSTA — More than two dozen people are homeless after an overnight fire destroyed an apartment building in Augusta. The fire started about 2 a.m. and Augusta Fire Chief Roger Audette says a portion of the four-story apartment building later collapsed. All the residents who were home at the time were able to escape. The […]
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LePage administers oath of office to lawmakers as 127th Legislature begins work
AUGUSTA — The 127th Maine Legislature officially began Wednesday after Gov. Paul LePage administered the oath of office to 186 new and returning lawmakers in the House and Senate. LePage’s comments in both chambers were brief. “There’s an awful lot of work in the state that needs to be done,” LePage first told the 149 […]
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AG won’t act on complaint of fraudulent charter school application
AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General’s Office said it will take no action on whether falsified documents or testimony were presented in Lewiston-Auburn charter school application. An investigator for the AG’s office said he found no basis for a formal investigation of the Lewiston-Auburn Academy Charter School application. “We have closed this matter and we […]
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Ethics panel seeks change in law to stop candidates from paying self from PAC
AUGUSTA — Maine’s ethics agency has proposed legislation that would tighten regulations that allowed a Sanford legislator to pay himself and family members from political action committee funds he controlled. The change proposed by the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices is part of a package of law changes it will submit in […]